Family: |
Mugilidae (Mullets) |
Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 10 years |
Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine |
Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Gibraltar. Throughout the Mediterranean Sea but not in Black Sea. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Neritic, found inshore, at mouths of rivers and sewage effluents but not entering brackish and freshwater (Ref. 7465). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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